Workshop: Insurance 2077: The Future Is Loading

30 Jun 2026
Cassia Junior Ballroom 3212
Growth & Profitability , Workshop

A future-facing workshop exploring the market signals, distribution shifts and payment innovations that could reshape insurance in the years ahead.

Panel: The Next Distribution Power Shift

A conversation on how distribution is evolving, from adviser enablement and hybrid models to new partnership-driven approaches that are reshaping how insurance is sold and experienced.

Moderator: George Kesselman, CEO & Founder, InsurTech Asia
Panellists: 

  • Abu Addae, CEO, LifeCheq
  • John Chow, Chief Partnerships Distribution Officer, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
  • Ganeswaran Subramanian, Head of Agency and Partnership Distribution APAC, AIG

 

Panel: Insurance Still Runs on 20th-Century Money Rails. What Comes Next?

This panel will explore how next-generation payment infrastructure, embedded finance, and Web3-enabled rails could reshape insurance, from claims disbursement to treasury, reserves, investment operations, and RWA settlement. It will ask what future-ready money movement should look like, and what the industry can build now.


Moderator: Jonas Thürig, Business Development Director AI and Data (APAC), GFT Technologies

Panellists:

  • Ian Lee, EVP, Head of APAC, RD Technologies
  • John Morley, CEO, Cryp-Sure
  • Swapnil Mhasde, Head of Money Movement, Visa Direct Regional Southeast Asia, Visa
  • Vel Vasic, Founder & CEO, OTLRS 
Chairperson
George Kesselman
George Kesselman, CEO & Founder - Insurtech Asia Association
Jonas Thürig
Jonas Thürig, Business Development Director AI and Data (APAC) - GFT Technologies
Speakers
John Morley
John Morley, CEO - Cryp-Sure
Ian Lee
Ian Lee, EVP, Head of APAC - RD Technologies
Abu Addae
Abu Addae, CEO and Co-Founder - Lifecheq
Vel Vasic
Vel Vasic, Founder & CEO - OTLRS
Ganeswaran Subramanian
Ganeswaran Subramanian, Head of Agency and Partnership Distribution APAC - AIG
John Chow
John Chow, Chief Partnerships Distribution Officer - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
Swapnil Mhasde
Swapnil Mhasde, Head of Money Movement, Visa Direct Regional Southeast Asia - Visa